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COVID-19 Specimen Collection, Hospital Outpatient

Arizona rates for HCPCS C9803

Hospital outpatient clinic visit specimen collection for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) (coronavirus disease [COVID-19]), any specimen source

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does COVID-19 Specimen Collection, Hospital Outpatient cost?

$89.13

Typical facility fee. In Arizona, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $89.13 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $25.12 to $89.13.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $89 · 10th to 90th $89 to $100Professionalmedian $25 · 10th to 90th $23 to $29
$50$100facility $89professional $25

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$28.84
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$100.00
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$25.12

Where Arizona sits

The same service costs 112.2 times more in Nebraska than in Washington. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Arizona· 6th of 51

$89.13

NE $1,950WA $17.38

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.